Is there an item in your collection that you just hate looking at for some reason?

[Runscott]

I just received an early 1930's pool cue today which reminded me of a cue I used to have that I absolutely couldn't stand to look at.

The cue belonged to Babe Didrickson who was the greatest female athlete in the world and probably played every sport EXCEPT baseball. She was a world-class billiard player. The pics below show her cue and a similar-age cue that I refinished.

I hated looking at her cue because the old yellow finish combined with the purple wood to create a grey-brown look. But what was so painful was that I knew all it took was a quick refinish to make it blazing purple again - exactly like the one shown in the picture. But you just can't do stuff like that with history.